About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels are sinking or settling along South Florida beaches. A new study from the University of Miami says 35 buildings along an almost 12-mile stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have sunk or settled in a range of 0.
8 to 3.1 inches. In some cases the changes are being caused by nearby construction.
It’s not uncommon for buildings to sink a little during construction and right afterward. But the scientists say the revelations in their recent study are surprising because the changes occurred several years after construction. The winter solstice is almost here, the Northern Hemisphere's darkest day The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere.
The good news for those who like more sunshine is that starting Sunday, days will get a little bit longer every single day until late June. As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at an angle. For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward or away from the sun.
That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet. Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the ce.
